Lot 35: Thomas Prinsep (British, ?-1849) and William Prinsep (British, 1794-1874) Art of Asia from the Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection

Three Asian Topographical Scenes Three watercolours on paper, all framed Early/mid 19th century Each: 16.5cm x 24cm (6½in x 9½in) (3).

16.5cm x 24cm

展覽: (1) & (2) Journey to the Far East - George Chinnery and the Art of Canton, Macao and Hong Kong in the 19th Century, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, 7 December 1996 to 11 February 1997

來源: Colin James Esq. (affixed labels) Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1980s (K3 7688)

Thomas Prinsep 和 William Prinsep風景水彩紙本鏡框三幅　 (1) Thomas Prinsep Chinese Puppet Show, Penang Dated 1824 中國木偶劇，檳城一八二四年作 (2) William Prinsep Ramree-Sunrise Dated 2 April 1826 蘭里日出一八二六年四月二日作 (3) William Prinsep On the Creek at Sandooce above the Camp Dated 5 April 1826 桑多斯營地小憩一八二六年四月五日作 Illustrated 出版: (1) & (2) Patrick Conner, 'The China Coast Collection of Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter', Arts of Asia, March-April 1996, Volume 26 Number 2, pp.72-73, no.31 & 32 (1) & (2) Journey to the Far East - George Chinnery and the Art of Canton, Macao and Hong Kong in the 19th Century, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, 1996, p.92, no.103 & 105 Along the coasts of India and South China were cities like Calcutta and Macao, which were built by foreigners, and where foreign oriented communities formed. The foreign painters residing in those cities and settlements were not necessarily travel-artists (who stayed there temporarily) but were painters closely related to that area. Between the 1820s and 1850s, there was an artist community surrounding George Chinnery. In their years in India, the Prinsep brothers produced works under the guidance of Chinnery, by faithfully following his style and basic aesthetic. William Prinsep (1794-1874) was a banker by profession; Thomas Prinsep (died 1849) was a military surveyor and a captain in the Bengal Engineers.Both had received professional instruction in draughtsmanship at the East India Company's college at Addiscombe. The brothers arrived in Calcutta in 1817 and 1821 respectively.